Are you keeping the company of Manthra?

Manthara was the special maidservant of Queen Kaikeyi.
Queen Kaikeyi loved Rama as dearly as she did her own son.
Manthara informed Kaikeyi that Rama was to be crowned king the next day.
Kaikeyi was aware of the fact, and happy for it,
Manthara added a lie, she said that preparations had started in the Kingdom long before Kaikeyi had been informed.
Manthara convinced Kaikeyi that if Kaikeyi were not to make her own son Bharata the king, the position of Kaikeyi would be reduced to nothing
The seed of doubt had been implanted.
But how was Kaikeyi to achieve her ends?
Manthara again played a mischief and misguided her
Hence Kaikeyi asked Dasaratha to install Bharata as the King, and banish Rama from the Kingdom for 14 years.
============================================
let us analyse
============================================

1. Manthara was a wicked servant . (it should have made no difference whether Bharata was to be made king or Rama. After all she was going to remain a servant).
2. A bad companion enjoys taking their mate on the wrong track whether he receives any benefit or not.
3. When one makes a bad companion as one’s Guru /guide/friend /associate one suffers and become the source of suffering for others.
4. What we read, watch , think, see, act, react , emote are also our associates.
5. Bad habits are also Manthras
6. Introspect -Are you in the company of Manthras?